2010 'College Hopes & Worries Survey'

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<p>From Princeton Review:</p>

<p>[Princeton</a> Review’s 2010 ‘College Hopes & Worries Survey’ – NEW YORK, March 24 /PRNewswire/ --](<a href=“http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/princeton-reviews-2010-college-hopes--worries-survey-88983487.html]Princeton”>Princeton Review's 2010 'College Hopes & Worries Survey')</p>

<p>FA-related concerns:</p>

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• How the economic downturn affected their applications:
  51% said they were applying to “more ‘financial aid safety’ schools,”
  25% to “schools closer to home” to save on travel, and
  24% to colleges “with lower sticker prices.”
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• Biggest worry:
  39% (the plurality) chose the answer “will get into first-choice college, but won’t have sufficient funds/financial aid to attend.”

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